At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 65 Professional and Amateur
Yutong Mountain is the border between Linjiang Army and Jizhou. At this time, more than [-] soldiers are lying in the shade of the trees in the forest, sleeping soundly.

Now the Yuan soldiers have shrunk, with Longxing Mansion as the core, and a defense line centered on Ganshui and Xiushui has been built.

Therefore, Peng Zhenlong led the vanguard into Linjiang Army easily without any hindrance.

Peng Zhenlong sat on a stone with his breasts exposed, fanning himself with a branch, saying: "A straight woman is a thief, the heat kills people!"

But no, even if I sit in the shade of a tree, I am still sweating.

Vice-President Lian Mingshi said: "If it weren't for the murderous people in summer heat, Longxing Mansion would have been captured long ago, why has it been delayed until now!"

"It's good luck for the thieves. If the heat hadn't been unbearable, Lin'an would have recovered." Peng Zhenlong said.

It did take a lot of time to divide the fields, but it was indeed because the weather was too hot that we entered the Linjiang Army at this time.

The march in the morning and evening lasted only an hour and a half, and the army ran out of water, so the troops had to look for water sources to fill and drink. It was really difficult to move fast.

While he was resting, Peng Zhenlong suddenly felt the stone shaking slightly, and couldn't help but ask: "When the stone shook, could it be that the earth dragon turned over?"

Lian Mingshi said: "It doesn't matter, this is a stone mountain, there will be no casualties."

Before he finished speaking, a rumble was heard, and the whole army stood up to watch.

Seeing a black mass of people and horses appearing in the mountain road, Peng Zhenlong exclaimed: "No, the horse team is being captured and preparing for war..."

Seeing that the Yuan army cavalry ordered to prepare for war, it was already too late.

As soon as the Song army picked up their weapons, the Yuan soldiers were already approaching. Taking advantage of the strength of their horses and horses, they attacked with swords and guns and were invincible. The Song army was instantly killed and injured.

"Hurry up!" Lian Mingshi shouted and pushed Peng Zhenlong to the side. He rode towards him wildly, his scimitar passing by, and Lian Mingshi's head flew into the air.

Peng Zhenlong was shocked, immediately walked around behind the tree, turned around and left.

Because it was hot and he was not wearing armor, Yuan soldiers did not know his identity and did not pursue him. They just drove the defeated soldiers to the rear.

In a short while, more than a thousand defeated troops arrived at the north of Yutong Mountain, where the Chinese army's camp was located.

dong dong dong~
As the war drums beat, the soldiers in the camp quickly left the tent and arrived behind the wall.

Gong Xin, the commander of the capital, shouted: "Tell the defeated troops to follow the wall of the stronghold. If you dare to attack the stronghold gate, you will be killed without mercy!"

"Detour, detour~" the soldiers shouted immediately.

The smarter ones immediately remembered the military law, and when they arrived in front of the camp, they immediately followed the ditch to the rear, while the more confused ones rushed towards the gate of the camp.

"Open the door quickly and let me in."

"Open the door, ah~"

The one in front was pushed into the ditch by the one behind, and many bloody holes were immediately poked out by wooden thorns, and he died on the spot.

Some who were awakened by the tragic death of their comrades wanted to stop, but were driven forward by the Yuan army's cavalry and fell into the ditch, becoming part of the passage.

Song Bing, who was panicked in the rear, stepped on his comrades and was about to reach the gate of the village. Gong Xin roared: "Shoot the arrow!"

The defenders on the wall hesitated for a moment before loosening their bowstrings.

咻咻 咻 ~
Arrows rained down like rain, covering the faces of the defeated soldiers. The Yuan army did not dare to approach. They only fired arrows from a distance, killed hundreds of defeated soldiers, and then waited and saw that there was no chance of a surprise attack, so they slowly retreated away.

The Yuan soldiers retreated, and Gong Xin ordered the troops to be gathered up. Only more than [-] people were taken in. By night, more than [-] people were gradually turned back. The remaining [-] to [-] people fled back to their hometowns, and half of them died unexpectedly.

Late at night, a disgraced Peng Zhenlong returned to the camp.

He was not killed by the Yuan army. He fell down while escaping and suffered a bloody head injury. It was good luck.

After Gong Xin asked the details, he scolded: "When Xiangri marched, the deputy chief repeatedly told him to release the outposts and set up camp. Why didn't you listen?"

"I thought the captives were retreating, so..." Peng Zhenlong was speechless.

"Confused." Gong Xin's head hurt and he said, "The vanguard was defeated, 500 people were killed, and the morale of the entire army was severely damaged. It's all your fault.

Now that you have been removed from the position of commander and escorted to the General Manager's Office for disposal, do you have anything to say? "There is nothing to say." "Peng Zhenlong lowered his head.

It's understandable not to set up camp during the break. After all, we have to continue marching, but there are no sentries scattered on both sides of the road... It can only be said that amateurs are really amateurs.

Even if Peng Zhenlong is Wen Tianxiang's second brother-in-law, and he pulled up the team himself, he will definitely be punished.

Of course, heavy fines were not possible, because apart from eating some food recently, his forward troops had not spent a penny from the court.

It is true that even the emperor would give him a thumbs up for working without pay. How would he be punished even if he lost the battle?
After sending Peng Zhenlong away, Gong Xin wrote to Wen Tianxiang in Jizhou.

“Today’s defeat was not due to the thieves being good at fighting and being resourceful, but actually due to the fact that the forward troops did not know how to fight.

The thieves and horsemen come and go like the wind. Even if there are detection sentries, there is no time to respond, let alone being unprepared?However, the soldiers and generals do not know the movement of the cavalry army when they are charging, and they are dumbfounded when facing the enemy. The thieves are bound to succeed.

This non-soldier general does not dare to fight. In fact, he has not been trained and cannot fight.

In my opinion, stationing troops in Yutong Mountain can firstly shield Jizhou, secondly, avoid the heat, and thirdly, it can train the troops. When the weather cools down, it will not be too late to march the troops..."

Gong Xin followed Lu Wende in his early years and accumulated great achievements to control the capital. After the fall of Ezhou, the entire army collapsed and he could only retreat again and again. When he retreated to Jiangxi, he only had more than a thousand people around him and fell into despair.

When I was planning to fight with the Yuan army, I heard that Wen Tianxiang was coming to kill him, so I immediately came out to surrender.

At this time, Wen Tianxiang's men were full of talents, but Gong Xin was a serious general, so he sent more than [-] troops there.

Gong Xin eliminated more than [-] old and weak men, leaving only [-] who planned to train them before entering the army. However, Wen Tianxiang urged him to attack Yutong Mountain to regain the Linjiang Army.

There was no choice but to lead Peng Zhenlong's troops as the vanguard, and then he moved slowly, but the vanguard was defeated.

Gong Xin became more and more firm in his thoughts, and wrote to Wen Tianxiang to explain his views again.

Wen Tianxiang was in Yongfeng County and received the urgent report from Gong Xin before dawn.

After reading the battle report, Wen Tianxiang stood up and shouted: "When Xiang Ri was in Wenzhou, His Majesty warned him many times to send out detective sentries. I dare not forget it. How can that guy Peng Zhenlong dare to ignore it?"

"Deputy General, please be patient and don't be impatient." Liu Zhu advised: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. We will wait for Peng Zhenlong to return before punishing him. Now we should send a letter to the Grand Master to inform him of this matter."

At this time, Jiang Wanzai was stationing troops in Fuzhou City, and the people coming and going outside the city were all Yuan army cavalry.

When the Song army came out of the city, the Yuan army immediately stepped forward and fired arrows. If the whole team did not raise their shields, they would surely suffer heavy casualties. If they raised their shields to defend, they would not be able to move and could only stand in a stalemate.

Although he wanted to attack the river immediately, as a long-time general, Jiang Wanzai knew that he was in no hurry, so he stationed himself in the city and built vehicles.

Since the founding of the country, the enemy has been the Khitan. Later, a party item was added. They are all enemies where the cavalry has the upper hand, so the whole country is studying how to deal with the cavalry.

In fact, there is no need to search everywhere, as long as you carefully look through the military classics, there are many ways to deal with cavalry, and Jiang Wanzai has also accumulated a lot of experience after many years of fighting.

Among them, the chariot formation is a commonly used method. Famous generals adapt to the situation and local conditions. For example, Liu Shiyong sent troops again and used the chariot formation.

After resting for more than a month, Liu Shiyong sent troops again, targeting Lianghu Weir.

This is the intersection of the Cao'e River and the canal, and the node of the river lock. Controlling the river lock is equivalent to controlling the canal on the north side of the Qiantang River.

The army marched along the north of the river, surrounded by two rows of carts, with the cart driver driving the cart and the crossbowmen on the cart. Whenever the Yuan army cavalry in the distance approached, they would immediately shoot their arrows away. If there was a large-scale cavalry attack, they would form formations and stand firm.

It's just consumption, whoever can't hold on first will retreat.

More than twenty days have passed, and there are still more than thirty miles away from Lianghu Weir. The Song army is running out of food and grass, while the Yuan army is tired and out of horses, and they are all competing for will.

If the food and grass are exhausted and the goal cannot be achieved, the Song army will face a rout. The eight thousand army will inevitably be wiped out, and the Yuan army will have no worries about its future.

"In this battle, regardless of success or failure, I will share the life and death of all armies." Liu Shiyong wiped his knife with a calm expression.

"I am willing to die with the general!" the soldiers on the left and right shouted in response.

All soldiers signed up voluntarily and left suicide notes before coming. If they didn't succeed, they would be benevolent or die.

　Thanks to "book friend 20221101011857531" and "someone who doesn't want to be bald" for their tips.

　　
　
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